Street-pavement.



S. E. FINLEY. STREET PAVEMENT. APPLICATION FILED JUNI: 1o, 190s.

` s. E. FINLBY.

STREET PAVEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1908.

922,68?o Patented 25, 1999. v

2 S S-BHEET 2.

Syl-@amica l SAMUEL EVERETI FNLE OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

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Specification ol Letters Patent.

etented Mey .25, i909.

Application led''unc 1G, 1908. Serial No. 437,729.`

ATo all whom tt met' concern:

ABeit known that l, SAMUEL lilvnnnrr line Lm, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlante, in the county ot Fulton nud State of Georgie, have invented certein'new and useful Improvements in Street-lievemente; and l do declare the following to' be e full,

l clear, and exact description of the invention, such is will enable others skilled in theart to which it eppertains to make find use the some.

My invention relates to improvements in street pavements, especially of the wooden block type.-

it hasfor its object to provide such e pevement capable of, extended weer and dura.-

-bility, provision being mede for avoiding dempness, and the reservation of the life of the individuel bloc members of the pavement. Also, to carry out these purposes in a sim le, economical and effective manner.

I .Vlgith these a-nd'other objects in'view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, :combination and 'arrange ment of parts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the eppended claims. i

In laying street vement blocks, as commonly practiced', t ley are provided at suitable intervals with recesses which ore usually filled with a composition, the dominant ingredient or element vof which is pitch or tsr, but said recesses ore not always closed by saidcomposition, for the reason that the hitter responds more freely to expansion and contraction. than. the Iwooden blocks employed inl such pavement so that at periods when contraction is taking place, olenings p or spaces result between the blocks ald the composition, allowing water :md rhtmpncss to drain or Work downwardly into said spaces'` andimder. soidblocks, which openings are, however, later closed' by the composition, but soidwatei' having no outlet, the result* ing da-mpncss produces what `is termed buckling l have found, however, that by introducing rubber strips, or a resilient substance, errenged both parallel with the curb and transversely of the pavement blocks, the aforesaid objections are wholly ztvoided, for the reason that the elastic materiel, or strips, Will exv pand and contract absolutely with the corresponding action of the wooden blocks of the stvement ond thus keep all otherwise resu ting opcningsclosed, end accordingly wooden street pavement produ ed in accor L is trensonce with the invention; fllig.

verse sectional view on the lir. f

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n l I J l Fig. 3 is e cross sectional view on the line m-x ofthe same "figure, Fig. e is e detail view of one of the pavement blocks.; Fig. 5 modification thereof; and Fig. 6 is en `additional modification of the pavement-block, disclosing the seme with'a single longitudinal groove in its underside.

In practicingv my invention l first suitably platee or prepare a concrete'bese 1 and yupon this ley a cushion or leyer of send, 2, 'or incitar bed comprised or cement and sand of suitable depth, and superpose or lay upon the latter the pavement-blocks, 3, preferabl. of wood and treated with creosote or othrr preservative and of the general outline shotvn, or in lieu of wooden blocks bricks ma." be used, or theblocks may be other ma. arial. Said blocks, 3, are each provided, when of the usu el brick size, with duplicated is e.'

spaced-apart passages, .or recesses, 5, ar4

ranged in its bottom surface, but when of less dimensions than o. standard brick, or halt' size, simply o single recess or assage is provided therein'as will be rendi understood. lt lwill be understood that lthese recesses or passo-ges which extend transversely through the individual blocks are arranged in communication with each other and thus'torm continuous passages,throughout both the transverse and longitudinal aren of the pavement constitutedof said blocks, as will ereadily miderstood. The purpose ot' those passages, primarily, is to provide for tlv conduct-ing away of water draining throng theA joints between the blocks of the pavement, and for ventilation for keeping vsaid passages free of dampness.

Rubber or elastic strips, (5, are interposed between adjacent blocks ofthe pavement at certain intervals throughout the latter, also sion of the block-courses under the varying Vfl .outline shown, that is, angular, or inay he the curbingr with their upper, onds opening i 'arranged at the junction of the pipes 7 with 'readily laid and at littlel expensabesides conditions ci the atmosphere and the elements, as will' be iiadily apprcciated,' tor l l l ,avoiding the other rcsulti'ngrspzu-cs or open between said blocl; as against the drain-I i ing lownwardly through the joints ol tlnL blocks, as also previously stated.

Metal v, Atilatiiig tubos, 7, are also,a. ranged justl under said rubber strips and` lateral oi'icnings 5l, registering with `the passages or recesses in the blocks, Il. aid i'enlilating tubes may be of any ln'cterred outline and suitably secured in pace, and .may be also arranged at other intervals in the pavement, interinmliatc of the adjoining bloc-lcs, at which points the rubber strips arc not used, il" so desired. l The openings in these Ventilating tubcfes may loe of the forni or l roundedA at their upper edges as desired. Also additional like VentilatingY anddraining tubes 9 are disposed or arranged longitudinally, or in the direction of the length of the street or pavement, alongside of the curbing and at a point below the lower edges or ends of the pavement vblocks adjacent to said curbing. These longitudinally disposed tubes suitably communicate with the aforesaid tubes 7, and are-designed to providefor additional ventilation and also for draining purposes, having their delivery or discharginer ends, leading,l to the catch-basin, vas coni- Inonly used in streets for receiving and conducting away the accumulated drainage and with upright air pipes 9 .arranged adjacent above the general. surface and bent laterally to permit the air to .pass in and prevent rain, from. entering. These pipes 9 are preferably the pipes 9.

. Freni the foregoing, has already been set forth, it will be. noted that l. have provided e street pavement of the general type described, which is characterized for its siniplicity in construction and which may be l. ehcapness.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying dawings, the construction and operation of the vinvention will be readily understood withoutiequiring a inore extended explanation.

Various changes in the forni proportion and the niinoriietails of co1. structionv inay be resorted to without departing from the prineiple or sacrificing an of the advantagesof the invention as denied in the appended' clliiins.;l A

Having thus describenlniyinventinn, what' possessing the qualities of durability and l claim as new and desire to securebyliettersings or passages in their lower faces and ven.n

tilating tubes open to the atmosphere and iiri'iiiged tl'iereunder and h `ving; spacedlat ,eral .openings throughout t ier length regisl teringi with the passages in said blocks.

i2. A street pavement of the character dee scribed, -ciulnncingr blocks having registering passages or recesses in their under surfaces, resilient strips of material arranged between the adjacent block courses, and Ventilating tubes arranged in vertical 4alineinent with said resilient means.

il. A street pavement. of the character described, einbracing'v Wooden blocks having reg;l citing` passages or recesses in their lower surfaces, strips of resilient material interposedhetwecn adjacent 'block courses and said )lock courses andthe curbing', and ven,- tilating tubos having lateral openings registeringT with passages ,or recesses in said blocks.

4 A street pav'enientvof the character described, conipi'ising block` members Lhaving registering openiiurs or 4passages in their lower surfaces extending lengthwiseof said blocks and Ventilating' tubes open to the atlnospliere and having lateral openings registeringwith said passages ofvsaid blocks.

5. A street vpavement comprising surface blocks having passages in thcii` lower faces pipes arranged therebeneathl and provided 'with longitudinally spaced lateral openings registering with the openings in said-blocks, siiniiar pipes extending longitudinally on opposite sides ol' the pavement and coininunieating with said. transverse pipes and means for ali-hitting,r air to said pipes.

6. A street* payement comprising sui-face blocks having passages in their lowerliaces pipesarranged therebcneath and provided with longitudinally spaced .lateral openings registeringwith the openings in said blocks, vsiiiiilar pipes eXtending-longitudinally on opposite sides ofthe pavement andeoininunieatingv with said transverse pipes, and upright pipes connected withy saidA longitudinal pipes and having their-upper endsnpi'ojecting above the surface ol" the pavenientgand bent laterally. r y

- In', testimony whereof I have hereunto set .my hand .in presence of two vsubscribing witnesses; l

l SAMUEL' EVERETT FINLEY Witnesses:

ALLENP. Dams,

R. E; JENKINS. 

